Chapter 1944
“Oh, she went back?” When Rick talked about Xixi, he obviously lacked confidence .
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Through his eyes, Huo Mian could see that a lot was on his mind .
“Did you really forget about her?” Huo Mian asked .
“So what if I didn’t?” Rick smiled bitterly .
“Rick . My sixth sense is usually accurate and I’m pretty good at reading people… I think you still like Xixi . ”
“Yes, I like Xixi . ” When Rick uttered Xixi’s name, his eyes gave out a rare, soft light .
Huo Mian remained silent .
“But with relationships, just love isn’t enough . There are many other things that come into play…”
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“Like what?” Huo Mian frowned .
“A person’s background,” Rick slowly uttered .
“You don’t like her because she came from an ordinary background?” Huo Mian seemed surprised .
“No . I’m disgusted by myself . Xixi’s from a normal family but I’m not . ” Then, he looked at Huo Mian and continued to say, “Qin Chu probably told you what I do for a living . ”
“You’re the head of America’s largest gang,” Huo Mian said calmly .
“Yes . ” Rick nodded .
“Isn’t your brother in charge? Weren’t you doing fine in China before?” Huo Mian was rather confused .
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“That was before but three years ago, my brother got into a car accident and he’s disabled now… He can only move in a wheelchair . ”
Huo Mian was shocked by the response .
“That’s why you didn’t look for Xixi over the last three years . ”
Huo Mian finally figured out the mystery she had been trying to solve for the past three years .
She spoke to Rick during the twin’s one month birthday .
He seemed to understand what Huo Mian meant, and the latter assumed that Rick would go look for Xixi . She believed that two lovers who deeply loved each other would end up together .
It was such a pity…
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Later, she heard that Xixi went to study abroad while Rick went back to the States . Since then, she didn’t hear from them at all .
She felt it was rather strange but did not know what had happened . She also wondered why Rick would suddenly leave .
She finally found out that something serious had happened in Rick’s family .
Rick gave out a sigh and said, “Three years ago, when I left your place, I wanted to go look for Xixi right away . However, I got a call from my family saying my brother got in a car accident . I left everything behind and came home to take care of my brother . Unfortunately, he did not recover and he is now disabled… I was the only one left to support my family… I couldn’t bear to watch the work of generations crumble to pieces… If I didn’t take over, I would also be wasting my brother’s efforts…”
Then, Rick paused .
“So you have replaced your brother to become the new head of your family’s mafia . ”
She had remembered the dark, deadly aura that Rick let emanated when he stepped out of the helicopter .
He shot the gangster to death without even a blink of an eye . Most likely, he had killed many over these years .
“Yes… I don’t think I can bring happiness into Xixi’s life… I don’t even know if I will live until tomorrow…”
“You don’t have to be so pessimistic…” Huo Mian suddenly began feeling a bit sorry for Rick .
Even though he seemed like an icy cold man, at his core, he was just a man that kept everything to himself .
“Huo Mian… I sent countless lives to hell… I don’t care if they deserved it or not, in the end, I killed them… There’s no turning back . I can’t choose my family but Xixi can still choose her own future… She’s only an ordinary girl . She graduated from university, went abroad to further her studies, and now she’s back in China to work . She can find a boyfriend that loves her and they can get married and start a family . They can live a peaceful, happy life together . I can’t give her any of these things…”
“So you’re refusing to reach out to her because you love her, and you think that’s for the best for her?” Huo Mian asked .